Chhattisgarh: Naxal killed in encounter in Bijapur district

The gunfight broke out when a patrolling team of the DRG was cordoning off a forest near Hakwa village.

Bijapur: A Naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency- hit Bijapur district on Friday, police said.

The skirmish took place around 12.30 pm in a forest under Gangaloor police station area, where joint teams of security forces were on an anti-Naxal operation, inspector general of police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI.

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Personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit CoBRA were involved in the operation, he said.

The gunfight broke out when a patrolling team of the DRG was cordoning off a forest near Hakwa village, he said.

After the firing stopped, the body of an ultra identified as Arjun, a militia platoon commander in Gangaloor area committee of Maoists, was recovered from the spot, he said.

A firearm and a large quantity of explosive materials were also seized, he said, adding that a search operation was still underway in the area, the official added.

Arjun was allegedly involved in the recent civilian killings in Gangaloor, Mirtur and Bhairamgarh areas of Bijapur, he said.

A reinforcement has been sent to the nearby forests to trace the ultras who escaped after the gun battle, the official added.